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Combines PDF reading, reference management, markdown notes, and writing in one macOS app with on-device AI.
Launch screenshots from Product Hunt, Jun 2026
This is a macOS app that combines a PDF reader, reference manager, markdown note editor, and writing environment into a single window, eliminating the need for multiple separate tools for reading, note-taking, and citation management. It sells to researchers, students, and academics who need to manage papers, notes, and citations in one place with AI assistance that runs locally on device rather than in the cloud. Its differentiation is a local-first architecture with all AI features on-device, ensuring privacy and no data upload, and it stores everything as plain markdown files for portability.
Key features
- Read and annotate research papers
- Highlight, bookmark, annotate, cite
- Smart citations from PDF metadata
- Source management and tagging
- Automatic indexing of figures and tables
- Bidirectional links and graph view
- Semantic search by meaning
- Side-by-side reading and note taking
- Export sources as .bib file
- Neo4j format graph export
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